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Re: Eb alto clarinet

Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2015-02-23 17:47

Ten years ago we were joking in this forum about "the definition of nerds: people who own their own alto clarinets." Well, I've got my nerd credential and I love it! Kept my cheapskate credential when I bought it, too -- I found a pro-quality wooden 1979 Selmer for US$160 at a "junktiques" store in 1998.

I'm an amateur; my previous alto experience came in junior high school in 1961, when I asked to switch to bass clarinet. The director rolled his eyes and informed me that, "Girls don't play bass instruments." (Yes, I remember that advice every time I practice my bass sax or contra-alto clarinet . . . .) I switched back to soprano clarinet in high school orchestra, but I love the sound of an alto clarinet and I enjoy having one to practice. Far as I'm concerned anybody who thinks it's an inferior instrument can go squeal on a piccolo.

Lelia
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